ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 02BL3ZZ
Excision of Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach
| ICD-10-PCS: | 02BL3ZZ |
| Short Description: | Excision of Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach |
| Long Description: | Excision of Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10-PCS 02BL3ZZ is a billable procedure code but might not be covered by Medicare. 02BL3ZZ is used to indicate the performance of excision of left ventricle, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 02BL3ZZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the heart and great vessels body system, classified under the excision operation. The applicable body part is ventricle, left.
ToolsICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
| Character 2 | 2 | Body System | Heart and Great Vessels | |
| Character 3 | B | Operation | Excision | Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy |
| Character 4 | L | Body Part | Ventricle, Left | |
| Character 5 | 3 | Approach | Percutaneous | Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure |
| Character 6 | Z | Device | No Device | |
| Character 7 | Z | Qualifier | No Qualifier |
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Non-covered Procedure Codes - this code is intended for the procedures codes identified here are always non-covered procedures.
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 02BL3ZZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V36.0 applicable from 10/01/2018 through 09/30/2019.
Convert 02BL3ZZ to ICD-9-PCS
The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- ICD-9-PCS: 3734 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent. - ICD-9-PCS: 3735 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
What is ICD-10-PCS?
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.